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2009-2011 Work Groups

Uniform Environmental Covenants Act

        SB 867-2

Report to the Legislature

Meeting Summaries

• Meeting Summary for 7/14/10         

          Meeting Materials

• Materials for Meeting on 9/1/10
• Materials for Meeting on 10/29/10
• Materials for First Work Group Meeting on July 14, 2010

•  I.   Oregon Law Commission Work Group Information

•  A.   Work group membership

   B.   Project Proposal (by Kevin Mehrens) (as adopted by the Oregon Law  Commission on 7/28/08)

• II.   Uniform Environmental Covenants Act

•  A.    UECA (text of act only)

   B.    UECA Summary & one-page (2-sided) description of act

   C.    UECA FAQ

   D.    UECA with official commentary (2003)

   E.     Latest adoption status in other states (from NCCUSL web site)

   F.     Gray & Ryan, "The New UECA," Maine Bar Journal (Summer 2006)

   G.    UECA: An Important Tool for Brownfields Remediation, by Breetz and Schwenke

• III.  Proposed 2005 Oregon Legislation

•  A.     HB 3286 (as annotated by WJJ with references to UECA sections)

   B.     HB 3286-1(proposed amendment)
  

   C.     HB 3286 (and -1) w/ comments from Jim Benedict, partner at Cable Huston

   D.     Memo re: 3286, from Lynne Perry (DOJ) to Al Kiphut (DEQ), 5/5/2005 (re: HB 3286)

   E.     Legislative history of HB 3286 with staff summaries of hearings
  

• IV.  Other Memoranda and Materials

•  A.     9/26/06 memo from Kerr (NCCUSL) to Doty (DEQ) (re: HB 3286)

   B.     10/26/06 powerpoint excerpt (NCCUSL response to Benedict comments, re: HB 3286)

• V.  Existing Oregon Law

       A.  ORS 465.327 (2009) (Prospective Purchaser Agreement)

       B.  DEQ information sheets (may also be found at http//www.deq.state.or.us/pubs/factsheets.htm)
               a. Brownfields
               b. DEQ Cleanup Program Can Assist in Brownfield Site Transactions
               c. Rural and Economically Distressed Site Assessment Initiative
               d. Oregon's Prospective Purchaser Agreement
               e. Liability Management Tools for Buyers of Contaminated Property in Oregon

• VI.  Draft 2011 Legislation (starting point for Oregon, based on UECA)
     
         A.  LC 117